Khatchig Mouradian

Khatchig Mouradian is a journalist, writer and translator born in Lebanon on August 22, 1977. He was an editor of the Lebanese-Armenian daily newspaper Aztag from 2000 to 2007, when he moved to Boston and became the editor of the [http://www.armenianweekly.com Armenian Weekly] . Mouradian holds a B.S. in biology and has studied towards a graduate degree in clinical psychology.

Mouradian has interviewed leading scholars, authors and journalists like Noam Chomsky, [cite web|url = http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20060508.htm |title = Subordinate and Non-Subordinate States, Noam Chomsky interviewed by Khatchig Mouadian |accessdate = 2008-08-17 |author = Mouradian, Khatchig|date=2006-05-08] Arundhati Roy, [cite web|url = http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/16454 |title = Interview with Arundhati Roy |work=ZNet|accessdate = 2008-08-17 |date=2008-02-08 |author = Mouradian, Khatchig] Paulo Coelho, [cite web|url = http://www.jewcy.com/post/q_paulo_coelho# |title = Q & A with Paulo Coelho |work=Jewcy|date=2008-03-25|accessdate = 2008-08-17] Chris Bohjalian [citation|url = http://www.hairenik.com/armenianweekly/NYS_122207_07.htm |title = An Interview with Chris Bohjalian|periodical=Armenian Weekly|accessdate = 2008-08-17|volume=73|issue=51-52|date=2007-12-22] and Nicholas Kristof. [citation|url = http://www.hairenik.com/armenianweekly/fea04050802.htm |title = An interview with Nicholas D. Kristof|periodical=Armenian Weekly |accessdate = 2008-08-17|volume=74|issue=13|date=2008-04-05]

He has lectured extensively and participated in conferences in Armenia, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, Austria, Switzerland, Norway and the U.S. He has presented papers on genocide and the media at several academic conferences including the 5th and 6th [http://www.armturkwokshop.org/workshop.html Workshops on Armenian-Turkish Scholarship] , held at NYU in 2006 and at the Graduate Institute in Geneva in 2008.

His paternal grandparents hail from Konya, and Kilis, while his maternal grandparents hail from Adana, and Amanos.cite news|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/Default.aspx?aType=HaberDetay&ArticleID=894077&Date=17.08.2008&CategoryID=104
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title=Türklerle Ermeniler paranoya-travma kısır döngüsüne takılıp kaldı
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quote=Haçik, doğal olarak (bunu izah etmek gerekmez herhalde) Ermeni diasporasının en radikallerinin yetiştiği Lübnan’da 1977’de doğmuş bir “Anadolu çocuğu”. Babasının babası Konya Ereğli’den. Babasının annesi Kilis’ten. Annesinin babası Adanalı, anneannesi Nur Dağları veya Gavur Dağları olarak da bilinen Amanos’tan. Eserleri şimdiden on kadar dilde yayınlanmış genç bir gazeteci, yazar, şair, çevirmen. Beyrut’ta çıkan Ermeni gazetesi Aztag’ın editörlüğüne 2000’de başlıyor. Dikkatleri herhalde çok çekmiş olmalı ki 2006’da ABD Boston’ta çıkan Taşnak organı Armenian Weekly’nin genel yayın müdürlüğüne getiriliyor. Haçik beş dil biliyor ve önce büyüklerinden öğrenmeye başladığı Türkçeyi özel olarak çalışarak altıncı sıraya koymuş götürüyor; Oslo’dan şahidiyim.]

Mouradian knows five languages and is learning Turkish.

Writing

His [http://khatchigmouradian.blogspot.com/ articles] and poemscite web|url = http://groong.usc.edu/tlg/tlg-20030222.html |work= Literary Groong |publisher=Armenian News Network|title=Answer|author=Mouradian, Khatchig |accessdate = 2008-08-17|date=2003-02-22] [cite web|url = http://groong.usc.edu/tlg/tlg-20021214.html|work= Literary Groong |publisher=Armenian News Network|title=Theft|author=Mouradian, Khatchig |accessdate = 2008-08-17|date=2002-12-24] [cite web|url = http://armenian-poetry.blogspot.com/search/label/Khatchig%20Mouradian |work=Armenian Poetry Project|title =Khatchig Mouradian |accessdate = 2008-08-17] have appeared in many publications worldwide. Many of his writings have been translated into more than ten languages. He contributes to a number of U.S. and European publications, including ZNet, [cite web|url = http://www.zmag.org/zspace/khatchigmouradian |title = Khatchig Mouradian |work=Z Space] Jewcy, [cite web|url = http://www.jewcy.com/user/1836/khatchig_mouradian |title = Khatchig Mouradian|work=Jewcy|accessdate = 2008-08-17] and The Jewish Advocate. [cite web|url = http://www.thejewishadvocate.com/this_weeks_issue/opinions/?content_id=3731 |title = What would Lemkin do?|author=Mouradian, Khatchig |date=2008-08-17|work=Jewish Advocate|accessdate = 2008-08-17] [cite web|url = http://www.thejewishadvocate.com/this_weeks_issue/opinions/?content_id=4201 |work = Jewish Advocate |title=An invitation to Musa Dagh|accessdate = 2008-08-17 |author=Mouradian, Khatchig |date=2008-08-16]

The special publications he has edited include " [http://www.hairenik.com/armenianweekly/gin_index_08.htm Commemorating Genocide: Images, Perspectives, Research] ."

His translations (to Armenian) include Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist," published by Hamazkayin in 2004. The book was launched in Yerevan, Armenia in the presence of Coelho and Mouradian. [cite web|url = http://anovelinmyheart.blogspot.com |title = Paulo Coelho in Armenia |accessdate = 2008-08-17]

References

External links

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